medellin

Attention over time

7-day rolling share of analyzed posts/comments mentioning this entity · 90 daily points ending 2026-09-29

Final complete day: 2026-09-29. Attention was 0.7% — this entity appeared in 18 of 2,669 analyzed posts/comments in the seven days ending that day (24 mentions).

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Recent mentions

1. 2026-09-29 15:31 UTCComment

   On the English-only point: Medellín gets floated for exactly this list, and the outdoors, the electronic scene and the week-night energy are all real there. The language part is where it wobbles. I got by on Spanish learned in use rather than in a classroom, and outside Poblado and Laureles you do need some. Not much, but some. Infrastructure was fine for me, the metro especially.

2. 2026-09-28 13:52 UTCComment

   What's in Medellin for you? I would suggest skipping that place unless you have your heart set on it for some reason. Medellin has turned into a cess pool. If you're just wanting to go to Colombia, Bogota is infinitely better in every way.

3. 2026-09-28 05:51 UTCComment

   Unhelpful in the short run, sure. But these questions are fucking stupid. How do I answer: "Should I go to a doctor?" Ummm. I'm not there. Depends on how sick you are. That's a personal decision any adult can make on their own. "Should I go to an Airbnb alone? I might lose the money for my hostel." How the hell should I know? Do you have money for an Airbnb? If it were "I'm sick and in Medellin. Any advice on how to navigate the health system?" I'd be sympathetic. But that's not what this. It's "I'm incapable of wiping my own ass. Please make decisions for me." If you are that clueless in certain parts of the world, including Medellin by the way, things can end badly for you. So in the long run, if you're not mature or competent enough to take care of yourself without Reddit, you shouldn't be going to places you don't understand. Better that OP understands that now.

4. 2026-09-28 03:04 UTCComment

   I got the same in Medellin. I traveled across Colombia for 6 weeks (Santa Marta, Bogota) before Medellin and I was fine! But as soon as I arrived in Medellin I got sick. Fortunately, I was staying in a nomad community and they took me to a pharmacy not a doctor and I was fine after using what the pharmacist recommended. It might be the food or the water. I was even told not to brush my teeth with tap water, but I didn’t go that far. Find a fellow traveler to take care of you or check on you if you can.

5. 2026-09-28 01:34 UTCComment

   Medellín elevation prevents those diseases - very few mosquitos.